But before The Chase began, Kathy revealed she had met Paul previously to going on the show and explained: “We’ve met before, I’ve seen you in stand up and you’re not as funny as you think you are."

The audience could be heard gasping in surprise and it seems that was just the first of many swipes at the Chaser.

The Chase: Bradley Walsh was seen smirking at the camera (Image: ITV)

The Chase: All contestants failed to beat the chaser in today's episode (Image: ITV)

Taken aback by the frankness of the contestant, Paul revealed his accolades for his comedy work and snapped back: “I wasn’t impressed at all with that performance. Six relatively straight-forward questions right. You’re not as clever as you think you are Kathy."

After several remarks between the pair, Bradley finally intervened and commented: “You’ve got him rattled Kathy, you’ve proper got him rattled.”

But she didn’t stop there as during The Chase, Bradley asked Kathy: "Which famous food stuff was Thorntons?"

Kathy replied: "Chocolate," and the host followed by declaring his love for the sweet treat.

Bradley asked Paul if he liked chocolate and before he could answer, Kathy chimed in with, "you can tell," which left both Paul and Bradley speechless by her remark.